At a press conference, Bellucci said the reason she’s here shooting Ville-Marie is simple. She was blown away by Édoin’s screenplay and loved the role he was proposing for her. She was even more sold on coming here to work with Édoin after she watched Marécages.

It’s not inconceivable that The Good Lie could still turn into a sleeper hit and even gain some awards traction. It’s a touching film that tackles a difficult social topic with sensitivity and grace, brightened by moments of infectious humour.

Jimmy Kimmel said something good about this U2-forcing-music-onto-your-iPhone fiasco. What? You don’t know the story? Keep up! Last month the band’s new album Songs of Innocence was distributed to everyone in the world with iTunes.

The first thing you need to know about The Good Lie is that Reese Witherspoon does not appear until 35 minutes into the movie. That tells you everything about the approach of Quebec director Philippe Falardeau in his American debut.